PERFORMANCE OF THE INSTADOSETM DOSEMETER FOR INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY AND CARDIOLOGY APPLICATION

The aim of this article was to verify the performance of the Mirion InstadoseTM dosemeter under clinical conditions and to compare its response in typical X-ray fields used during interventional and cardiology procedures with the TLD-100, usually used for radiation dosimetry. It was also objective o...

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Published inRadiation protection dosimetry Vol. 183; no. 4; p. 521
Main Authors Garzón, W J, Khoury, H, Ovalle, S A M, Medeiros, R B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.06.2019
Subjects
Cardiology
Humans
Lens, Crystalline - injuries
Lens, Crystalline - radiation effects
Medical Staff
Occupational Exposure - analysis
Protective Clothing
Protective Devices
Radiation Dosage
Radiation Dosimeters - statistics & numerical data
Radiation Exposure - analysis
Radiation Exposure - prevention & control
Radiation Monitoring - instrumentation
Radiation Protection - instrumentation
Radiation Protection - methods
Radiology, Interventional
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Summary:The aim of this article was to verify the performance of the Mirion InstadoseTM dosemeter under clinical conditions and to compare its response in typical X-ray fields used during interventional and cardiology procedures with the TLD-100, usually used for radiation dosimetry. It was also objective of this study to verify the feasibility of using the InstadoseTM dosemeter response at the chest level for estimation of occupational eye lens dose in cardiology and interventional radiology. Initially the response of the dosemeter was tested using continuous X-ray beams and the results showed that the Instadose dosemeter present a satisfactory behavior of the most important dosimetric properties based on the tests as described in the IEC 62387 standard. The measurements performed in clinical conditions showed that the InstadoseTM dosemeter response was comparable to that of TL dosemeters used in interventional radiology and cardiology procedures and there is a correlation between the eye lens doses and the chest doses measured with the InstadoseTM. Based on the results obtained, we recommend the use of the InstadoseTM dosemeter for purposes of occupational whole-body monitoring of medical staff in interventional radiology and cardiology procedures.
ISSN:1742-3406
DOI:10.1093/rpd/ncy172